Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-07
GRETTIE RUZELLE.
On Trial for Throwing
VitriOl.
CHAS. &. PETRIE'S EVIDENCE.
How She Poured the Acid on His
Face-CrOss- Examination
Continued.
CHAS. R. PETRIE'S EVIDENCE.

lively interest in the proceedings,
frequently communicating with the
attorneys and carefully scrutinizing
every face in the jury box and noting
carefully the rulings OF the court.
Finally at II 80 a. NJ. a jury was Sc
cured and sworn for the trial Of the
cause, after which Il recess until | 80
I'm. was taken. The following is a
complete list OF the jurymen: e. h.
Green, George Ii. Williams, former
residence sol 5 Hope street; Augustus
Met iintock, former residence Spadra ;
j u Blown, j. f. Gerkins. merchant,
res deLce, Los Angeles; w. L. Chll-
dress, j. A. Wuolsev, rancher; resi-
dence, Orange; J. w Woolsey, far
mer; residence, Sepuivedd; Chas. IL.
Frazier. rancher; resid -nce, Gran sc !;
John Osborn, farmer; residence, Los
Angeles; II. w. Brewer, teameter;
residence, Pasadena; d. NJ. Dofman,
oichardist; residence, Santa Ana.
Chas. X. Petrie, the prosecuting
witness, being called, testified as fol
lows: | reside at No. ii College
street. I have resided i'll this city tor
six years. | have known Mrs. Grettie
Kozelle since December 1856 On the
18th day Of May, 1887 l was rooniug
at the residence OF Mr.. Il. Martin at
I29 College street. Mrs. Rozelle was
also ruonling there. Her husband
lived there with her. He was an
engineer on the S ,uthern Pacific Rail
road. | became acquainted with air.
Rozelle first. We all boarded at tue
corner of College and Buena Vista
streets; | became acquainted with
Mr.. Rozelle at the boarding house.
We roomed up stairs and our rooms
were near each other. (Here the wit
ness was requested to draw Il diagram
showing the relative positio IS OF the
rooms occupied by the witness and ac-
cused, on The blackboard). took
room at Mr.. Martins place in Deem
Der, 1886. Mr.. Rozelle occupied the
front room there. Mrs. kozelle came
to the house about the lat of Decein-
Der. l became acquainted with
her week or so afterwards.
/ came from Sumner .bout A. NJ. on
the morning of the 18th of May. l
got up early ami went down to the
shop; then returned and entered the
house. There seemed to be no one
there. l went in, using my nisht.ke
went to my room and washed and
changed my clothes, While reading
some letters | had left ON tie table
Some one came to my door and
knocked. l answered and foun it
A.. Pn,nll.. Shn enid t( tnnn
in, we are all alone, want to see
YOU" l told her | would as soon us 1
was dressed. When dressed | went
into her room. 1 heard some one
come in below. She told me to shut
the door, but | objected saying they
might come up and see my Old clothes
laying in the middle OF my room. l
went over and put them away.
| then returned and she wanted
to shut the door. l objected to her
shutting the door. She said Eyes, |
must. for they will all be up here
soon." l asked her if her husband
was going to work. She said no, he
had been hurt by "a lever striking him,
and was not able. l Stepped in the
door and put one hand up on the side
of the door. She made motion to
shut the door. said, "No, don't
some one will see all my so led cloth
ing on the floor" She Iold me to go |
and put them away. / then shut my
door, but she said, mo; don't do
do that; they will all be
up here pretty soon and you can't get
back" l left it open and went back
and stood by trunk in her room.
She said come over and sit down.
said ] must take bath. She said
come over and sit in this rocking
chair and l will sit in your lap. 1
then went over, pulled the chair
away ( ON stand and sat down. F,
She stood over me, put her hand on
my shoulder and as I look up she
smiled. | moved over little SO she
could sit down. When l
looked up again she poured
the vitrol on my forehead.
l ran out in the street and she followed
me. l met some one on the street
and they took me in the house to
sink. 1t was Mr.. Gibson. When she
threw the vitriol she made kind OF
hysterical noise. don't know whether
you could call it laugh or not. When
I got down stairs | met Mr.. Glib
son. 1 said that woman most be
crazy. He pulled me into the
house by the back door. l
was taken to DR.. Orme's office, but
he was not there. | went down into
a drug store. DR.. Ross was there.
He took me into IA back room and put
oil on my face. 1t was very painful.
I was for the time being blind. Il
got in the corner of my eyes, bu' did
not reach the eye balls. | was in my
shirtsleeves when she threw the
vitriol.
Here the District-Attorney offered
a vest, white shirt and pair OF PAN
falcons in evidence, which were
identified as the clothing worn by MIR.
Petrie at the time the vitrol was
thrown on him. The garments were
full of holes about the neck and sleeves,
where the acid had reached them.
Previous to this time Mrs. Rozelle and
1 had had some little trouble. In
May, 7, 1887, was writing letter in
my room, she opened her door and
called me. She said come in my
room. went over and she accused
me of talking about her. told her !
never talked about her. She said
her best friend said / had, and that !
had told of my wife's troubles, and
would likely tell ours. While she was
speaking / heard noise down stairs.
1 ran into my room. She followed
me and told me to shut my door; she
said she wanted to see me again. Her
husband then came up and went into
her room.
MISREPRESENTATION.
have been an engineer for over ten
years. l lived at Sacramento, Cal
before coming here. j am not mar
ried man, but WAS at the time the
trouble happened. l do not know
what year was married, but know
was married at Auburn, Cal. My
wife secured divorce some months
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